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Danielle Marie Drozdowski, a 25-year-old from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was last seen on August 1, 2014. Before her disappearance, she had been involved with a gang known as TF Mafia, which was implicated in various criminal activities, including drug trafficking and child exploitation. Danielle had worked as a drug mule for the gang but had agreed to cooperate with law enforcement. She was scheduled to testify as a confidential informant before a grand jury in August 2014, but she vanished be ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 01, 2014

Victim Details

Mar 03, 2020

Sep 06, 2022

Danielle

Drozdowski

35

25

62 inches

63 inches

120 lbs

165 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the summer of 2014, a 25-year-old female named Danielle Marie Drozdowski vanished from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, under troubling circumstances. The exact date of her disappearance remains unclear, with reports indicating she was last seen sometime between June and August of that year. Danielle was living in the vicinity of Carey Avenue and Susquehanna Street at the time she went missing. Her family's last contact with her was a Facebook post she made on March 19, 2014. She was scheduled to testify before a grand jury in August 2014, but she never appeared for her scheduled testimony. Danielle's life in the months leading up to her disappearance was tumultuous. She had become entangled with a gang from Brooklyn, New York, known as the TF Mafia, which was involved in trafficking drugs and other illicit activities. After an arrest for drug trafficking, she had begun to cooperate with law enforcement. This cooperation reportedly led to a violent backlash, during which she was abducted and seriously assaulted, requiring reconstructive surgery. In the months just before she vanished, she faced further legal issues, including arrests for retail theft and disorderly conduct. A judge had ordered her to reside at a women's shelter and participate in a substance abuse program. The investigation into Danielle's disappearance is ongoing and has been handled by the Pennsylvania State Police. Her case is classified as an endangered missing person, and numerous questions remain unanswered. Authorities have not confirmed whether the gang she was involved with played a role in her disappearance. While her family held out hope that she might be in a witness protection program, this has been denied by state police. The circumstances surrounding her failure to appear in court and her subsequent silence have left her loved ones in a state of prolonged uncertainty. The case remains unsolved, a painful mystery for a family left without answers.

Aug 01, 2014

Wilkes-Barre

Pennsylvania

Luzerne County

18702

No

76881

Pennsylvania State Police

Wyoming

Pennsylvania

Luzerne County

18644

Caroline Rayeski

Trooper

475 Wyoming Avenue, Pennsylvania

5706972000

State

Law Enforcement

PA20-298498

2020-03-03

Pennsylvania State Police

na

Red/Auburn

Blue

Blue

06/03/2026


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